Understanding Supreme Court Opinions - 5th Edition Author:T. R. Van Geel The Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated, incorporating throughout material on opinions issued by the Supreme Court since the last edition. It also includes: a substantial revision of Chapter 4 ? ?The Legal Materials Used in Building a Constitutional Opinion? ? to make major points clearer to students; a modification of Chapter 7 ?... more » ?Strategies of Justification? ? to make it more accessible; a sample brief in Chapter 8 to illustrate writing a brief; a new feature ? ?Practical Pointers? ? following the first seven chapters and designed to help students use constitutional materials in making legal arguments; additional coverage of issues related to terrorism.« less